Fuzz

Teetonetal · November 2016

I need some fuzz in my life... never really been a huge fuzz guy, though I did have a lunar module clone for a while, which was lovely. Got a F airfield Circuitry 4-eyes but it's not a typical fuzz.

Just watched the TPS video, but what's your favorite?

any without 3pdt switches?

guitarfishbay · November 2016

My favourite so far has been the Zvex Mastotron.

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Teetonetal · November 2016

@guitarfishbay Thought Zvex might come up

What doe sthe push/relax control do?

Ben8010 · November 2016

I love the EQD Dirt Transmitter. The bias knob makes it pretty versatile

guitarfishbay · November 2016

Teetonetal said:

@guitarfishbay Thought Zvex might come up

What doe sthe push/relax control do?

Controls input impedance, can deal with passive pickups all the way up to line level. A really useful control as it makes it less picky about what you use it with.

fields5069 · November 2016

I find my Burford fuzz to be quite versatile, I think there are various circuits very similar though. Basically anything with a mid control, bass switch and bias knob, as well as level and fuzz.

fretmeister · November 2016

On guitar my favourite fuzz is the Guitarsystems Fuzztool Jnr

The vods on YT are pretty good, but none show it cranked to the max. It has a "TMF" control which is a reactive tone that seems to do something to the type of saturation too.

I love it. It's stunning.

http://www.guitarsystems.nl/fuzztool-junior/4579437206

DesVegas · November 2016

Ben8010 said:

I love the EQD Dirt Transmitter. The bias knob makes it pretty versatile

I've been on the hunt for one of these things for ages

Teetonetal · November 2016

DesVegas said:

Ben8010 said:

I love the EQD Dirt Transmitter. The bias knob makes it pretty versatile

I've been on the hunt for one of these things for ages

https://www.muziker.co.uk/earthquaker-devices-dirt-transmitter

vasselmeyer · November 2016

Seek out the @Magnetic_Effects White Atom as recommended to me by @CustomPedalBoards. It's a superb sounding box which is a hybrid silicon/germanium fuzz. As well as your standard gain, volume and tone, there is also a "texture" mix which can give a full on roar to a nasty spitting effect as it starves the voltage from the pedal. I was never really a fan of fuzz until I got one of these.

Here's your obligatory Andy from PGS demo:

Teetonetal · November 2016

vasselmeyer said:

Seek out the @Magnetic_Effects White Atom as recommended to me by @CustomPedalBoards. It's a superb sounding box which is a hybrid silicon/germanium fuzz. As well as your standard gain, volume and tone, there is also a "texture" mix which can give a full on roar to a nasty spitting effect as it starves the voltage from the pedal. I was never really a fan of fuzz until I got one of these.

Here's your obligatory Andy from PGS demo:

Ohh, I do like some of those tones!

Beexter · November 2016

I think it depends what "family" of fuzz you like. I've tried to get on with muffs but much prefer the fuzz-face & tonebender styles as I like how they clean up when you roll back the volume on the guitar. Also, I find that they can work with either a clean or dirty amp whereas in my experience, muff-style fuzzes need a clean amp and don't have the same dynamic control.

Having said all of that, my current fave is a Mojo Hand Crosstown - it has a really flexible set of controls that can get close to the tones of many of the other fuzzes I've been through (and it's quite a few...)

Having settled on the Mojo Hand, I'm about to put a few up for sale, starting with a Monsterpiece BC108 NPN fuzz and a J Rocket WTF

meltedbuzzbox · November 2016

Tonebender

Any decent clone of it will do

Sassafras · November 2016

Dunlop JH-F1 and Fuzz Factory cover all my fuzzy requirements.
Although probably not at the same time.

I just wish Proguitarshop would stop trying to sell me a Carcosa. It's getting boring.

Ben8010 · November 2016

DesVegas said:

Ben8010 said:

I love the EQD Dirt Transmitter. The bias knob makes it pretty versatile

I've been on the hunt for one of these things for ages

I couldn't recommend it more. I can sit and mess with the bias and gain knobs for ages - there's so much to be had from it. It cleans up pretty nicely too.

Loosly based on a fuzz face I think

Teetonetal · November 2016

Ben8010 said:

DesVegas said:

Ben8010 said:

I love the EQD Dirt Transmitter. The bias knob makes it pretty versatile

I've been on the hunt for one of these things for ages

I couldn't recommend it more. I can sit and mess with the bias and gain knobs for ages - there's so much to be had from it. It cleans up pretty nicely too.

Loosly based on a fuzz face I think

loving this demo of it:

CustomPedalBoards · November 2016

hi @Teetonetal

we got a few fuzzes in our pedal section, the white atom and solar bender from magnetic are great fuzzes, also the double feature.
i use the white atom on 1 of my boards, its great.

we also stock the thorpy muff fuzz as well as our own civil war muff clone.
also the SM fuzz (we have 1 left) which is very trad.
and the fredric effects grumbly wolf and accomplished badger (which arnt straight up fuzz) read the descriptions on those and all the items have a few vids for u to watch.
http://www.custompedalboards.co.uk/product-category/pedals/

happy fuzz findin!

fretmeister · November 2016

meltedbuzzbox said:

Tonebender

Any decent clone of it will do

It's a cracker

http://www.guitarsystems.nl/tonys-bendertool-jr/4579437221

ICBM · November 2016

Teetonetal said:

any without 3pdt switches?

Boss FZ-2, FZ-3 or FZ-5 (I didn't like the 5, and prefer the 2 to the 3) or Zoom Ultra Fuzz.

If I could only have one it would be the FZ-2.

TTBZ · November 2016

I've recently built a DbA Fuzz War clone and it's the perfect fuzz for me. I set my amp for a low-mid gain sound and use this pedal when I want to unleash the filth. It's a heavy stoner rock chaos type pedal rather than your typical classic rock fuzz but that's exactly what I bought it for. It loves a dirty amp which I've heard usually isn't the case with muff style fuzzes.

vasselmeyer · November 2016

ICBM said:

Boss FZ-2, FZ-3 or FZ-5 (I didn't like the 5, and prefer the 2 to the 3) or Zoom Ultra Fuzz.

The FZ-5 is a COSM modelling pedal. That's probably why you didnt like it.

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